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An Exploration Of Alternative Processes In Photography, Stephanie Spyker Jan 2018

An Exploration Of Alternative Processes In Photography, Stephanie Spyker

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

It is hard to believe that life on Earth is the only life out there. All the photographs in this project relate back to this idea. While exploring this idea, I was also faced with the challenge of exploring alternative processes in photography. I experimented with ziatype, tintype, and gum bichromate. It is important to note that these processes are very different than traditional silver gelatin prints in that they aren’t perfect, and each print is unique and different.

The ziatype images all relate to the famous abduction case of Betty and Barney Hill. The couple was driving home when …